The Coachella Valley Water District board voted Tuesday to approve up to five years worth of potential rate hikes, including steep increases for small homeowners beginning July 1. “It’s never a joy to increase rates… but I look across the (Coachella) valley and into Riverside and I think we’re competitive,” Director Peter Nelson said. While a few […]
Students at Fallbrook High, Oasis High or Ivy High schools can now apply online for a paid summer internship at Fallbrook Public Utility District. This year, FPUD is looking for students interested in a career in social media and customer service. The internship is available to any student enrolled in one of those schools as a […]
The Coachella Valley Water District is expected to vote Tuesday on a series of hikes that could sharply raise some residential and commercial customers’ monthly water bills over the next five years. The proposed hikes would mean an average family that uses about 20 ccf per month could see their bill rise from $32 currently to $48 by […]
San Diegans in single-family homes may get a modest reprieve from a city plan to increase sewer rates nearly 19 percent next year and a total of 28 percent over the next four years. The city recently got a legally mandated second opinion on a consultant’s analysis that was used to calculate the rate increases, […]
CVWD Approves Steep Water Bill Hikes for Small Homeowners
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Janet WilsonThe Coachella Valley Water District board voted Tuesday to approve up to five years worth of potential rate hikes, including steep increases for small homeowners beginning July 1. “It’s never a joy to increase rates… but I look across the (Coachella) valley and into Riverside and I think we’re competitive,” Director Peter Nelson said. While a few […]
FPUD Now Accepting Applications For Summer Internship
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Village NewsStudents at Fallbrook High, Oasis High or Ivy High schools can now apply online for a paid summer internship at Fallbrook Public Utility District. This year, FPUD is looking for students interested in a career in social media and customer service. The internship is available to any student enrolled in one of those schools as a […]
Hefty Water Rate Hikes Could be Coming for CVWD Customers
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Janet WilsonThe Coachella Valley Water District is expected to vote Tuesday on a series of hikes that could sharply raise some residential and commercial customers’ monthly water bills over the next five years. The proposed hikes would mean an average family that uses about 20 ccf per month could see their bill rise from $32 currently to $48 by […]
Analysis Critiques San Diego’s Plan to Raise Sewer Rates 28% in Four Years
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickSan Diegans in single-family homes may get a modest reprieve from a city plan to increase sewer rates nearly 19 percent next year and a total of 28 percent over the next four years. The city recently got a legally mandated second opinion on a consultant’s analysis that was used to calculate the rate increases, […]